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Roofing, Chimney, Siding & Masonry Contractor in Franklin Lakes, NJ
NJ Gold Star Construction serves Franklin Lakes from our Totowa shop with roof repair and replacement, chimney work, siding, seamless gutters, masonry and decks. Licensed under NJ HIC #13VH13359900, insured, free written estimates, and 24/7 emergency response.
Franklin Lakes properties often combine complex rooflines with substantial stonework and grade changes. Our multi-tier retaining wall and masonry staircase projects here are built with drainage behind the wall, not just a good-looking face.
Homeowners in Franklin Lakes get the same process we use everywhere: a hands-on inspection, a written itemized scope before anything starts, our own crew on site rather than subcontractors, and a satisfaction guarantee on the finished work. We have been doing this in North Jersey for more than 25 years.
If you are comparing quotes in Franklin Lakes, call (862) 271-1225 and we will tell you plainly what the work needs — repair when repair is the right answer, replacement when it is not.
What the work includes
- Roof repair, replacement and 24/7 emergency leak response in Franklin Lakes
- Chimney repair, repointing, rebuilds, liners and cleaning
- Siding installation and repair — vinyl and fiber cement
- Seamless gutters, guards, screens and cleaning
- Masonry: steps, walkways, patios, sidewalks and retaining walls
- Deck construction, structural repair and restoration
Rot found at the gutter line
Franklin Lakes' pre-Revolutionary stone houses and what they mean for masonry work
A 1984 Bergen County Historic Sites Survey documented a cluster of pre-Revolutionary stone houses in Franklin Lakes dating from roughly 1710 to the early 1800s, part of a thematic National Register nomination covering the early stone houses of Bergen County — fieldstone construction that calls for a different masonry approach than a modern block or brick foundation repair.
Franklin Lakes’ own historic-homes documentation traces a run of stone farmhouses back to the pre-Revolutionary era, several of them included in the Thematic Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County. That survey work is a reminder that a fieldstone chimney or foundation wall on one of these older Franklin Lakes properties was built with lime-based mortar and irregular stone coursing, not the Portland cement and concrete block techniques used on a 20th-century house. Repointing that kind of wall with the wrong mortar mix can trap moisture behind the stone instead of letting it breathe, which accelerates the damage it was meant to fix.
What we check before quoting stone masonry here
- The age and construction style of the wall or chimney, since a pre-Revolutionary stone structure gets evaluated differently than a 20th-century stone-veneer addition.
- Whether previous repairs used an incompatible modern mortar, which is a common issue on older Franklin Lakes stonework we’re asked to fix.
- Structural soundness of the chimney or foundation before recommending chimney rebuilds versus more limited repointing.
Franklin Lakes' Rehabilitation Subcode and what it triggers on a renovation
New Jersey’s Rehabilitation Subcode, which Franklin Lakes enforces alongside the standard Uniform Construction Code, requires working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in one- and two-family homes whenever qualifying renovation work is performed — a requirement that can apply even on an exterior-focused project if the scope reaches inside the home.
Tree damage to gutter and siding
Franklin Lakes’ Code Enforcement office flags Subchapter 6 of the Uniform Construction Code, the Rehabilitation Subcode, as a routine part of permit review: smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm compliance in single and two-family homes where covered work is performed. A roof or siding job that doesn’t touch the interior typically doesn’t trigger this, but a project that includes attic access changes, new electrical for exterior lighting tied into the panel, or any interior scope alongside the exterior work can. We confirm with the Construction Department, reachable at 480 DeKorte Drive, whether a specific Franklin Lakes project crosses that line before finalizing the estimate.
This matters most on the kind of combined projects we see often on Franklin Lakes’ larger homes — a roof replacement that also involves converting attic space for better ventilation, or a siding job that includes new exterior electrical for updated lighting. Either can pull the Rehabilitation Subcode into scope even though the headline project is exterior. We’d rather flag that possibility during the walkthrough than have a homeowner find out from the Construction Department after the permit application is already in.
Permit matrix and the Construction Department's review process
Franklin Lakes’ Construction Department publishes a permit matrix covering which residential projects need a construction permit, and reviews applications against the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code before issuing one — a roof replacement, siding job, deck or masonry project each has its own line in that matrix rather than a single blanket rule.
Elevated deck and stairs
Confirm the scope against the permit matrix
We check whether a roofing, siding, deck or masonry project needs a permit under Franklin Lakes’ published matrix before writing the estimate.
Submit plans to the Construction Department
Applications go to 480 DeKorte Drive for review against the Uniform Construction Code and, where it applies, the Rehabilitation Subcode.
Schedule inspections as the work proceeds
We coordinate whatever subcode inspections the approved permit calls for, rather than leaving that to the homeowner mid-project.
Close out with final sign-off
The permit closes with the Construction Official’s final inspection, so nothing is left open when the job is done.
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Large lots, long rooflines and drainage around Franklin Lakes' waterways
Franklin Lakes covers nearly ten square miles with several lakes and ponds within its borders — Franklin Lake among them — and its large-lot residential character means complex, multi-plane rooflines and masonry work that has to account for grade changes and water moving toward these low points rather than a single simple downspout run.
Deck stairs at the pool
| Property feature | Common issue | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| Complex multi-gable rooflines | More valleys and flashing transitions per house | Valley flashing detail during every roof inspection |
| Large lots with grade changes toward a lake or pond | Retaining walls and patios need engineered drainage | Grading and footing depth before quoting masonry |
| Older stone chimneys and foundations | Incompatible modern mortar trapping moisture | Mortar type and coursing before recommending repointing |
A larger property with a complex roofline has more places for water to find a weak flashing detail, which is a big part of why we treat a roof maintenance visit on a Franklin Lakes house differently than a simple ranch reroof elsewhere in the county. The same lot character shows up in our masonry work — a multi-tier retaining wall or a patio near a grade change toward one of the borough’s lakes needs drainage designed into the footing, not added after the fact.
Gutters carry more of the load on a property like this than on a smaller, flatter lot elsewhere in the county. A roofline with several gables and valleys concentrates runoff into fewer downspouts than the roof’s total area would suggest, and undersized gutters on a large Franklin Lakes house tend to overflow at the inside corners first — exactly where they’re hardest to see from the ground. We size gutter systems for the actual roof geometry here rather than defaulting to a standard run.
Serving Franklin Lakes alongside Mahwah, Wyckoff and Wayne
Franklin Lakes borders Mahwah and Wyckoff in Bergen County and Wayne across the Passaic County line, and NJ Gold Star Construction runs roofing, chimney, siding, gutter and masonry crews across that same stretch of large-lot North Jersey towns without treating any one of them as a special trip.
Shingling around the chimney
We see the same large-lot, complex-roofline pattern in neighboring Mahwah and Wyckoff, and the older stone construction that shows up on some Franklin Lakes properties has counterparts across the line in Wayne as well. If you’re planning roofing, chimney, siding or masonry work on a Franklin Lakes property — especially an older stone structure — request a free written estimate and we’ll walk the property with the right materials question in mind before anything is scheduled.
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Frequently asked questions
Do you serve Franklin Lakes?
Yes. Franklin Lakes is part of our regular service area for roofing, chimney, siding, gutter, masonry and deck work.
How fast can you get to Franklin Lakes for an emergency?
We answer 24/7 and reach active leaks in Franklin Lakes the same day whenever possible, tarping to stop water before the permanent repair is scheduled.
Are you licensed to work in Franklin Lakes?
Yes. We hold New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor license #13VH13359900, carry full insurance, and pull permits with your municipality where the work requires them.
Do I need a special contractor for an old stone chimney in Franklin Lakes?
You need one who checks the existing mortar and coursing before repointing. A pre-Revolutionary or 19th-century fieldstone chimney was built with lime-based mortar, and repointing it with modern Portland cement can trap moisture and accelerate damage instead of fixing it.
Does a roof replacement in Franklin Lakes require smoke detector upgrades?
Only if the project’s scope triggers New Jersey’s Rehabilitation Subcode, which generally applies when renovation work reaches inside the home. A roof-only job usually doesn’t, but we confirm with the Construction Department when a project’s scope is mixed.
Is my Franklin Lakes stone house in a designated historic district?
Franklin Lakes does not appear to have a formal historic district requiring design review on ordinary exterior work; its pre-Revolutionary stone houses are documented through a county historic sites survey and a National Register thematic nomination rather than a local historic overlay. Confirm district status with the borough before assuming either way.
Why do retaining walls near Franklin Lakes' ponds need extra engineering?
A wall holding back graded soil near a lake or pond has to manage more water pressure behind it than one on flat, dry ground. We size the drainage and footing for that condition rather than building a standard wall and hoping it holds.
- Code Enforcement (Building/Construction) — Borough of Franklin Lakes, NJ
- Historic Homes — Borough of Franklin Lakes, NJ
- Franklin Lakes, New Jersey — Wikipedia (U.S. Census Bureau data)
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